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Missouri Governor Mike Parson speaks at the October 18, 2022ribbon-cutting for Columbia Regional Airport’s $23-million new terminal (file photo courtesy of the governor’s Flickr page) The one-year anniversary of Columbia Regional Airport’s (COU) $23-million new terminal is fast approaching. It will be in mid-October. COU airport manager Mike Parks will join 939 the Eagle’s Fred Parry in-studio tomorrow morning at …

Lieutenant Governor Mike Kehoe is seeking Missouri’s GOP gubernatorial nomination in 2024. He joined us live this morning on 939 the Eagle’s “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”, saying crime and inflation are two main concerns he’s hearing from voters across the state. Lt. Governor Kehoe also says that when he meets voters, many of them want to know if he and others …

Missouri House Speaker Dean Plocher (R-Des Peres) prepares to drop the gavel to begin Wednesday’s veto session in Jefferson City (September 14, 2023 photo courtesy of Tim Bommel at House Communications) The GOP-controlled Missouri House overrode 14 budget bills that were vetoed this summer by Republican Governor Mike Parson (R), but the Senate did not take up any of the …

Missouri’s attorney general is blasting Dollar General stores across the Show-Me State, alleging that they advertise one price at the shelf and charge a higher price at the register upon checkout. Attorney General Andrew Bailey filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against Tennessee-based Dollar General, citing alleged deceptive and unfair prices in its more than 600 Missouri stores. Bailey is blasting …

  The Boone County Office of Emergency Management is sponsoring today’s ready festival at Columbia’s Stephens Lake park (graphic courtesy of office mitigation and recovery specialist Hannah Wichern) The first 150 households who attend today’s 3rd annual Boone County ready festival in Columbia will receive a free, fully stocked emergency kit. The festival takes place from 4-8 pm at Stephens …